Frontline Fightback

Smart tech is used to identify and apprehend criminals.

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  1.Episode 1

  29-03-202143m

  Cameras with artificial intelligence catch shoplifters in the act, and a dedicated police team arrests a burglar who broke into an elderly woman’s home while she was asleep.

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  2.Episode 2

  30-03-202143m

  Video evidence from a police body camera helps convict a violent offender, and a wine bar uses facial recognition cameras to tackle their pickpocketing problem.

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  3.Episode 3

  31-03-202143m

  A dedicated police officer successfully predicts where and when burglars are likely to strike again - only this time, he’s waiting for them.

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  4.Episode 4

  01-04-202143m

  A brave mother fights back against car thieves as they try to steal her Audi from her driveway – with her baby inside!

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  5.Episode 5

  02-04-202143m

  A 96-year-old D-Day veteran is brutally attacked on his doorstep. Police in Taunton, Somerset, quickly arrest his attacker after tracking his spending habits.

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  6.Episode 6

  05-04-202143m

  An elderly woman has her handbag snatched on her way to bingo, but the robber doesn’t get far. Police follow a digital trail of evidence and put him behind bars.

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  7.Episode 7

  06-04-202143m

  Ram raiders target a jewellers in Northampton. They think they've got away with it, but with the help of automatic number plate recognition cameras, they’re soon behind bars.

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  8.Episode 8

  07-04-202143m

  A Premier League footballer's house is targeted twice by burglars of high-value properties – but they are quickly caught thanks to a helicopter fitted with heat-seeking cameras.

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  9.Episode 9

  08-04-202143m

  Armed robbers burst into a jewellers in Hinkley, Leicestershire. Even though they wear masks and gloves to hide their identities, they leave behind a single footprint.

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  10.Episode 10

  09-04-202143m

  A team of ‘super recognisers’ – police officers with an extraordinary ability to recognise faces – could be the key to catching criminals who commit multiple offences.